Hello new Whirlwind owner and new to the forum in general. Looking forward to reading through everything here soon. 1st project, new power cord end starts tomorrow. Ground was pulled out. There will definitely be some lighting changes needing made soon and a multiball issue to troubleshoot soon.

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We could do a poll lol.

I'll fix it! Just got it home Saturday

I'm wanting to make a light bulb order but before I do I thought I'd run it by you all. 50 1smd non ghosting frosted, bayonet, 50 1smd non ghosting frosted wedge. Would that be a good start and those are compatible correct? Those are all 6.3v. Then to get free shipping, maybe some flashers? The 8smd 12 volts would work correct? I haven't gotten to check what base style the flashers are in my machine. I have had some lights on very faintly when they shouldn't be so I figured non- ghosting wouldn't be the worst idea.

Thanks for the advice! I don't plan on replacing every light right away or color matching. Just looking to build a nice stockpile. I'll probably start by replacing the handful that are burnt out, ghosting or just don't look right. For some reason my 2 nw targets are different colors currently and the storm chaser on my back glass is a giant bright red mess. Just mainly wanted to make sure those specific bulbs from comet pinball are good to go. I can always order more I'd just hate to have 100 bulbs that don't fit.

Lighting complete! Before and after.

A few questions...

There are 2 pop bumpers with 1 screw each that I can't gain access to to change the lights out. Do I really have to remove the ramps? Is there a trick to it? It's weird because some have access holes in the ramp and some don't. Bad idea to drill a few holes into it? Lol

Lastly I need a cleaner as I'm getting a lot of dirt trails near the flippers, inlanes, outlanes. I read a lot of the cleaning thread and it makes my head hurt. My takeaway was less is more in the long run. My game had what I would guess is aftermarket mylar. So my thought is that maybe Novus#1 would be good enough on the mylar, plastic and rubber? Play field in general looks amazing, the only place I see some light cracks is near the outlanes, I'm guessing that's in the clearcoat. So maybe skip #1 in that area and go with #2? Just want to remove the dirt and preserve the outlanes best as possible. Vacuuming will also be part of the cleaning routine. I read enough last night to make my head hurt, and I don't even want to start with wax talk lol.

Will be ordering new balls, and some cleaning supplies soon. I'm new, I'm reading, I'm trying to learn and appreciate the help. Love playing the game but it is very unforgiving with drains.

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Honestly the picture doesn't really do justice to the middle of the play field. It's looks much better in person and is more than sufficient.

Freshly cleaned, 3 new balls, all ready to go for the weekend.

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Finally just hit my first mega door bonus after 1 full month of ownership, then this...

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